During this period, Team Heaven would be quite obedient, and the Hoenn League would not have any major matters either. Because of that, Cain also had to go resolve some things, while at the same time searching for answers to certain doubts related to himself.
Continuous Teleport was not something difficult for the current Cain.
This time, Cain's destination was a small island outside the Hoenn region.
Cain had already been to this island before, and back then, the Hunters' Guild, Team Magma, and Team Aqua had also participated.
The cave beneath the island was precisely the place the Hunters' Guild had found in its search for the Legendary Pokémon Celebi.
Back then, Cain and the others, together with Drake, had entered that space to rescue Steven and the others, who had had no choice but to hide there.
At that time, in order to prevent the members of the Hunters' Guild from returning, the Hoenn League also sent many troops to guard the place.
Only, after Cain and the others left, Celebi sealed the entire space. After guarding it for a while without detecting any abnormality, and after confirming that Celebi's space would not open again, the League withdrew its defensive forces.
Because of that, when Cain entered the cave again, he did not encounter any obstacle.
He reached the deepest part of the cave, stretched out his hand, and placed it on the rocky wall, but he did not feel any spatial fluctuation.
However, Cain had already imagined this point, so he did not give up.
The reason the spatial passage to Celebi had appeared here was because this place was the point in the entire Pokémon world closest to Celebi's space. Because of that, it was also the place where spatial distortions were most likely to occur. Although the spatial passage was now closed, this was still the place with the greatest possibility of leading to Celebi's space.
If it were another person, perhaps they truly would have no method and would be completely helpless.
But Cain was different. He stretched out his right hand, placed it on the rocky wall, closed his eyes, and silently felt the fluctuations of spatial energy.
"Celebi..." Cain murmured in a low voice.
Immediately afterward, a dazzling white light burst from Cain's right hand. The rock, which had originally been like a wall, became soft once again.
When he pushed with force, it was as if it had transformed into a soft wall of water, and Cain's right hand directly sank into it.
The corner of his lips rose slightly, and his entire body directly sank into the wall.
When he opened his eyes again, he had already arrived in Celebi's space, the one he had come to before.
He looked at the springlike, life-filled forest around him, as well as that enormous ancient tree rising in the center: the Tree of Life.
This tree, to a certain extent, was one of the sources of Celebi's power. Only, Celebi could cross through time and space, so the Tree of Life in a single place could not completely restrict Celebi.
"It really is a good place."
Cain took a deep breath, feeling the extremely dense breath of life around him, as well as the plant fragrance that filled the air. All of this made a person's heart become broad and relaxed.
As if they had perceived Cain's arrival, the trees around him began to sway without wind, welcoming him.
"As I thought, there are some things that can only be answered here."
As he said this, Cain threw a Poké Ball and summoned Salamence, flying at the greatest speed possible in the direction of the enormous Tree of Life.
It was still that familiar entrance. It was still that long passage. Cain knew where he could find Celebi.
After advancing a great distance through the passage, he once again entered that mini space within Celebi's space. It seemed as if everywhere was covered in emerald-green jade, and on it there were a large number of fine lines visible everywhere. It was precisely the distribution map of the energy flow of the entire Celebi space.
Just like the time when he summoned Celebi, Cain once again touched the jade-like Tree of Life, calling Celebi through his psychic power.
"Cele!"
A small emerald-green Pokémon appeared before Cain's eyes.
Upon seeing Cain, Celebi seemed very happy. It continuously flew around him while crying, "Cele, cele!"
"Cain, Cain, you finally came! I waited for you for such a long time!" Celebi's voice appeared in Cain's mind.
Hearing it, Cain was stunned.
"Celebi, did you know I would come back?"
Celebi nodded frantically with its little head. It opened its large eyes and looked at Cain with a glittering shine.
"Yes! Yes! Celebi can see so many things! The past, the present, and also the future!"
While speaking, Celebi even counted with its fingers.
What was adorable was that Celebi only had three fingers in total, and each one respectively represented the past, the present, and the future.
Cain looked at Celebi's innocent and pure appearance, and for a moment, he could not restrain himself. He stretched out his hand and gently placed it on Celebi's head.
When he reacted, he realized that he seemed to have done something out of place.
But he did not see Celebi show any sign of anger or dissatisfaction. On the contrary, it narrowed its eyes with an expression of enjoyment.
Seeing Celebi like this, Cain also became bolder. He gently rubbed twice, feeling that fine fur that could not be seen, but could be clearly perceived.
"Then, does little Celebi know what I came for this time?" Cain asked with a smile.
This time, Celebi could not answer directly. It only showed a thoughtful expression.
Then, its eyes lit up.
"Celebi remembered! Cain wants to go there, right! Celebi will send you right away!"
After saying this, Celebi stretched out its small hand and made it spin twice above its head. A hole that led to who knew where appeared above the heads of Cain and the others.
This was Celebi's special ability: it could go to any space, to any place it wanted to go!
"Celebi, I don't..."
"Celebi wishes Cain lots of fun!"
Cain had not even finished speaking when Celebi raised its hand and sent him directly into the spatial hole.
Evidently, Celebi did not understand very well what Cain wanted. But, according to its understanding, Cain coming to look for it during this period of time was precisely because of this matter.
Celebi's special ability was very powerful. Even if Cain used all his strength to resist, it would not have much effect.
(End of chapter)